At 11:50 PM 11/24/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> Why not try using hdparm to change/modify the > buffering on the device? > Make sure it's using DMA and it's using the proper > PIO/XFer modes... > (i.e. hdparm -X70 -d1 -p4 /dev/hdb ) ----??? > > Give that a go before getting purchase-crazy... > > PS: I don't think a sticker's going to make that > much difference - but > if you want to peel'em off, well, they're YOUR cd's! >Oh, I remember reading somewhere that things like address stickers are murder on the newer, "high-speed" CD readers, precisely BECAUSE they throw the CDs off-balance. Michael, do you get read errors on CDs that DON'T have stickers on them? Ron.
I remember reading about the stickers thing myself. It unbalances discs in the platter. Haven't encountered it directly but i have it on good authority it happens.*
* source is MaximumPC a hardware mag.
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